1795 Liberty and Security Halfpenny / Irish Halfpenny Mule. Baker-31M, D&H Dublin-9, W-11020. Rarity-6. LONDON Edge. VF-35 (PCGS).132.08 grains. A blend of rich coffee hues saturate the facade of this beautiful mule, with a trace of olive patina remaining in the protected areas. The surfaces are hard and tight under inspection, deliver a smooth and glossy complexion in-hand. Nicely centered and well struck for the issue, and left free from even a single distracting blemish. The reverse, used on the Liberty and Security halfpence, is in a slightly earlier state than the Birmingham edged pieces, with the arc die crack present but not as bold. It is uncertain whether these saw circulation only in the British Isles or if some may have come to America with those that bore the Washington portrait obverse.From the Cohasco Collection of Colonials formed by Sir Philip H. Snyder, circa 1963-68.
